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You Can Be a Buddha

There is not only one Buddha.
There have been thousands of Buddhas and there still are, with more to… bud.

Any one can become a Buddha, if one is open to it…

Our minds of great imagination are capable of both infinite creativity and destruction.
But when we desire for more out of others… when we expect more of others, of society, of the world, and we neglect to pay attention to our self, then we compromise our spirit and being.

We suffer because we trap ourselves in our minds worrying about other people.
How does this worrying help anyone?
How does this worrying help you?

The word Buddha comes from two Sanskrit words/concepts:

The first word being “Buddhi”, which refers to the mind and intellect.
The power to “form, retain concepts; intelligence, reason, intellect, mind”,
the intellectual faculty and the ability to “discern, judge, comprehend, understand” something.

Indeed, we are each blessed with a Buddhi.
I like big Buddhis and I cannot lie.

With the Buddhi we can understand, we can reason, we can make good decisions, and we can solve problems.

… But every blessing can also be a curse.

With the Buddhi we can also rationalize, we can make poor judgements, and we can create astronomical messes.

The second word/concept which forms the word Buddha is “Dhadha”, meaning one who is above.

To be a Buddha means to be above the intellect.
To be a Buddha means to live and be above the trappings of your mind.

To be in heaven. Nirvana.

As opposed to being in… well, you know.
Beneath your mind.
Drowning. Suffocating. Suffering.

Time, time, time…
If there’s one thing that can change in an instant, it may be perception.

Why not be a Buddha?


… Well? Why the hell not?
🙏


Source of inspiration: The End of Suffering - Sadhguru

Excess Stress Disease

Frequent doses of short-term stress is a good and necessary thing for life.

However…
Over-thinking is a form of stress.
Over-work is a form of stress.
Another way to look at over-work is that under-sleep/rest/recovery is stress.
Bad nutrition is stress.
Over feeding is stress.
Bad environment is stress.
Bad friends/family/work is stress.
Again, over-thinking is stress.
Not thinking enough will probably lead to stress.

To reiterate, regular doses of short-term stress is normal and healthy. It’s the overdose of stress that we must be wary of.

Anyway, here is Dr. Gabor Maté and the bio-psycho-social model of health, and how stress gone wild leads to disease.

Just Be. Smart.

Don’t try to look smart.
Don’t try to sound smart.
Don’t try to be smart.
Instead, simply be smart.

Sometimes we might think that we have to talk a lot to prove ourselves. And we might also think that there’s not enough time to say all that needs to be said, and so we end up talking really really fast, almost as if someone has a pistol cocked up our anoos.

… But wait a minute, what are we in a rush for?
Do we actually need to say all of that?
What are we trying to accomplish?
Who are we actually serving?

Remember to breathe. Relax.

Those interested in what you have to say will give you a chance.
And if not, then let it be and chill out. Regather your consciousness.

Be ready.
Be ready for the next big thing.
Be ready for the next little thing.
Be ready for anything.

Every second spent talking is a second that could’ve been spent listening, learning, breathing, connecting.

Remember that often times, to be smart is to be silent.

Hello World!

I’m a web developer who believes that art is in everything that we do.
I’m passionate about education, health (nutrition, psychology, fitness, wellness), and everything to do with performance optimization.
I believe that we are most happy when we are free to express ourselves authentically with those we love, including ourselves.
Remember that the universe has your back.
It gave you life, after all.

Religion of Rest

As we can have a tendency to work or “do” too much, we have to be mindful to dial back our efforts to adequately conserve and restore our vitality.

How do we do it? We rest, or otherwise not do. The only way to truly not do is to literally do nothing. Except perhaps breathe in a relaxed position.

If you’re reading material, watching videos, talking to people, being on the computer, or essentially consuming material, either physical or mental… you are doing!

We are always bouncing back and forth between activity and inactivity.

Work/play vs rest/sleep.

The key is to not do too much of one or the other. “Balance”, right?

It’s about sustainable doing, and not doing things unnecessarily/excessively to the point where you destroy yourself or the environment.

My “religion” is to not do anything that you don’t need to do at the moment (which includes not doing anything you’re not supposed to do, at the moment).

Don’t eat nor drink when you don’t need to.

Don’t play when you have work to do.

Don’t play when you need rest.

Don’t work when you need rest.

Don’t talk if you need rest.

Don’t interact with others if you need rest.

Don’t interact with others if they need rest.

Don’t eat nor drink when you need rest.

Don’t consume material when you need rest.

If you’re inebriated, you need rest.

But also, don’t become inebriated.

Don’t think when you need rest!

If you truly need to do something at the moment, then do it.

Resting is the default.